Judy’S Bird Farm: Godly Solution for a Nation at Risk

By Lahadi Lebby

Judys Bird Farm, situated in Animal Kingdom, is the tale of birds whom kind-hearted Judy Paulina protected from annihilation by the animals in the kingdom. The birds found her a spiritual leader whom they commonly referred to as JP. She shared her belief in the all-powerful, miracle-working, supreme-being called Maha-Waa. However, her loving leadership was short-lived and she died suddenly soon after becoming their leader.

As the birds struggled for their survival, they became embroiled in a bitter conflict with their arch-enemyGatorade the lion, and the citizens of Animal Kingdom. Now that their leader, JP, has gone to eternity, the birds must rely on the lessons of love and service she taught them as they fight for their freedom.

The story is an amalgam of religion, politics, history, and government, all beautifully and curiously interwoven. It is a fable that offers an unflinching look at what happens when there is great power without great, spiritual responsibility. The struggles that Bird Nation encounters are reminiscent of the early struggles of Christianity. Judys bird Farm offers a reminder that the life well-lived can make the difference between success and failure.

John E. Smith-Njigba, Adjunct Professor of Eastfield College, Dallas County Community Colleges.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: May 30, 2014
• ISBN: 9781490734538

Lahadi Lebby

Lahadi Jere Lebby was born at Tolobu, in the Tikonko Chiefdom, Bo District, Sierra Leone in West Alkebulan, now West Africa. He attended the St. Francis Catholic Primary School in Bo, and then the Catholic Teachers Training College also in Bo, and started teaching the following year in 1958, until he came to the United States of America. He got both his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Religious Studies at Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, TX in 1987 and then continued teaching. Lahadi has now retired. He is married to Betty Yovonie-Lebby and has children and grand children. He now resides in Cedar Hill, TX. Lahadi hopes to be accolished writter.

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CONTENTS

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Book Summary

IntroductionIf The Foundation Be Destroyed. . .

Chapter One The Founding of Judy’s Bird Farm

Chapter Two Monkey See, Monkey Do

Chapter Three More Trouble for the New Republic

Chapter Four Animal Kingdom Declares War On Robf

Chapter Five The Foundation Robf Laid

Chapter Six Robf’s Grave Error

Chapter Seven Apostle Volvo In Deep Mud

Chapter Eight The Number Eight Shows A New Beginning As Robf Goes Under New Leadership by Faith

Chapter Nine The New Leader’s Plan Tested

Chapter Ten The Geese Reappear

Chapter Eleven What Have We Learned

Vocabulary

About The Author

IF MY PEOPLE, WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME, WILL HUMBLE THEMSELVES, AND PRAY, SEEK MY FACE, AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS, I WILL HEAR FROM HEAVEN, FORGIVE THEIR SIN, AND HEAL THEIR LAND.

(2 Chronicles 7:14)

THE BIRDS’ MOTTO

ENLARGE OUR TERRITORY, WHILE LEAVING NEITHER BIRD NOR EGG BEHIND.

DEDICATION

THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO MY LATE WIFE, JUDY JANE LEBBY, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN, AND TO ALL WOMEN WHO DESIRE THAT THEIR COUNTRY RETURN TO the GREATNESS MAHA-WAA HAS GIVEN THEM.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

To those who helped me bring this book to life, and to my family, I am sincerely grateful. May Maha-waa reward them the desires of their hearts.

BOOK SUMMARY

Judy’s Bird Farm, situated in Animal Kingdom, is the tale of birds whom kind-hearted Judy Paulina protected from annihilation by the animals in the kingdom. The birds found her a spiritual leader whom they commonly referred to as JP. She shared her belief in the all-powerful, miracle-working, supreme-being called Maha-Waa. However, her loving leadership was short-lived and she died suddenly soon after becoming their leader.

As the birds struggled for their survival, they became embroiled in a bitter conflict with their arch-enemy—Gatorade the lion, and the citizens of Animal Kingdom. Now that their leader, JP, has gone to eternity, the birds must rely on the lessons of love and service she taught them as they fight for their freedom.

The story is an amalgam of religion, politics, history, and government, all beautifully and curiously interwoven. It is a fable that offers an unflinching look at what happens when there is great power without great, spiritual responsibility. The struggles that Bird Nation encounters are reminiscent of the early struggles of Christianity. Judy’s bird Farm offers a reminder that the life well-lived can make the difference between success and failure.

John E. Smith-Njigba, Adjunct Professor of Eastfield College, Dallas County Community Colleges.

INTRODUCTION

IF THE FOUNDATION BE DESTROYED…

A nation that has the desire to thrive, must first consider the end or the goal she has in view and then the means by which she must reach that end or that goal. It is fatal to cling on the theory, The end justifies the means. This theory implies that means by which a desired goal is reached is irrelevant. However, where this attitude is prevalent in a nation, chaos and anarchy can and will occur. For example, someone might kill an innocent person only to take the victim’s whole living and then say, I have achieved my goal no matter the means I used. To avoid this dangerous situation, the most suitable theory should be ‘As the end justifies the means, so also must the means justify the end.’ In other words both the end and the means must complement each other or the nation will have a limited vision like Little Bo Peep, and will fall like Humpty Dumpty. There is an evidence of a short-sighted vision and complacency in the two stories. These two are a kill-joy of a nation’s destiny. The theory of ‘The end justifies the means’ is a broad path. By it things will fall apart and the center will not hold. The narrow path, however, will lead us to our desired de stiny.

• It is a path that requires us to count the cost first;

• It is a path that lays a solid foundation;

• It is a path that follows divine principles lest we drift away;

• It is a path that faithfully upholds the adage, ‘In God we trust’;

• It is a path that says, ‘Freedom is not really free’.

This suggests that there is an invincible Higher Power to depend on.

These warnings must be true of Judy’s Bird Farm. Divine principles have been guide to her eternal destiny. From the first day of this nation’s existence, its citizens were aware of their humble beginning. At all cost, Judy sought to uphold their inalienable rights of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. These rights were coded for them in a document that was not written by any bird’s claw, or wing, or beak. Now that Judy is dead, the question becomes, Will Judy’s Bird Farm continue to uphold these principles?

CHAPTER ONE

THE FOUNDING OF JUDY’S BIRD FARM

I n Animal Kingdom, the animals and the birds lived together in peace and harmony, but that relationship was short-lived. Out of jealousy, the animals, led by Gatorade, the lion, developed bitter hatred for the birds. The hatred was so heated that the birds often referred to the animals as ‘BEASTS’ because of their beastly behavior toward them. The birds felt that the animals developed hatred against them because most birds could fly to distant places free of charge, while the animals could not do so even if they could afford the cost of travel. Another reason for the animals’ bitter hatred against the birds was the fear that, one day, the birds would build homes far up in the sky where they would store up all the treasures of the kingdom so that the animals could not reach them. Thus, as their hatred for the birds grew to a boiling point, these animals put a bounty on the birds’ heads and started hunting them furiously. Whoever surrendered the birds to the government of Animal Kingdom was rewarded with a handsome sum of money. The situation developed into an unbearable condition for the birds.

However, a middle-aged married woman, named Judy, (Meaning ‘Praise’), appeared on the scene and took upon herself the sole responsibility to rescue the birds no matter what the cost. She saw inherent good in the birds, and so sought justice for them. Judy undertook this task both for humanitarian reason and for reason of her faith. It all happened during the evening session of her daily devotional times, for she prayed three times each day (Morning, noon, and evening). As she read her Bible during her evening devotion, an interesting passage caught her attention. That passage told a story about some flood that had devastated the world. Only eight people were rescued in a ship that miraculously floated over the waters for days but never sank. There was a portion of that story that comforted her. She read about the two birds that the ship’s captain sent out, one after the other, to search for dry land. He sent out one of the ravens first, but he did not return. With intermittent and yet watchful eyes, the raven flew around the ship that hosted the crew until the waters abated. Judy took the incident to mean that the raven was caring and protective, since ravens could not sit still while a foreign invader attempted to destroy or take over their property. She remarked, Ravens are fearless little birds, and anyone of them could go to any length to defend his/her property. Next he sent out one of the doves. That dove returned to the ark because he did not find a resting place. He sent out the same dove a second time and he returned with some fresh leaf secured in his beaks. This was an indication to the ship’s captain that land was appearing. Then, for the third time, the ship’s captain sent out the dove, but this time he did not return to the ark. This signaled to the captain that the waters had abated and that dry land was visible. Judy concluded that the dove was a credible informant.

Judy observed further that, apart from the birds, no one else, including the animals, was better suited to seek dry land without drowning when the ship was in such a torrential flood. The incidents of both the raven and the dove convinced Judy that there was some inherent good in birds. She therefore took keen interest in them in order to study them well. To do this, she decided to have a farm in animal kingdom where she could raise birds of all species. Among the species of birds she raised, there were the hunters of the sky, such as the bald eagle, and the Cooper’s hawk which flies to great heights. There were water and land birds that could not fly; there were the songbirds, like the nightingale, the humming bird, and the meadowlark. The dazzling colors of the birds, in general, made them stand out and served as their protective covering against invaders. Not only did Judy turn this gathering of birds into a bird farm, but also had a huge library to study the birds and for the birds to study about themselves. During dinner time, three or four families gathered in one house to eat. They ate from one big bowl. This way of eating from one big bowl symbolized unity and the principle that they were one another’s keepers. In short the birds worked as a united and faithful community.

There was, however, a strange absence on the farm. The geese had miraculously disappeared from the farm and were nowhere to be found.

Where did they fly to? mused Judy. "Surely, they could not be extinct so suddenly, and, surely, there is